Happy New Year

[elisi]

I was going to write more (and reply to all comments etc.) but it'll have to wait - let's see how motivated I am next year... ;)

For now, I'll let Eleven speak some words of wisdom:



Here's to hoping that 2017 manages to be less awful than 2016. I mean, that's a low bar, right?

(Appropriate Tumblr post here!)

Or I could just go with Miss Quill:

QUILL: Too big. Feels like it's going to consume you. Well, the trick is to keep on living while it does.

I'll make a post about the shows I loved in 2016, but Class will come out at the top, partly because of lines like that. It's a fighting show, acknowledging that sometimes life just fucks you up and you can't take it lying down, and I needed that.

Comments

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

Nice segue.:)

[elisi]

I'm good at this. ;)

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

I just ramble.:D

[elisi]

Oh me too. I even have an icon. :)

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

Userpics are useful to express how you feel.:)

[elisi]

They (and my banner) are literally the reason I fork out for a paid account. But I NEED them.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

I'm a cheap skate.:D

No seriously. I just don't feel like committing to that.

[elisi]

A few months after I joined LJ someone bought me some paid time. Which meant 50 icons. I was never able to go back. (I have 297 now...)

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

That was nice of them.

Look at you now.:)

[elisi]

And yeah, I fell, and I fell hard. Hence the inability to give up LJ...

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

I can see how these things can happen.*nods*

[elisi]

I am addicted to small pretty squares.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

That's the first time I've ever heard that phrase.:)

[elisi]

Well, it should be familiar to you soon, if you hang out with me. :)

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

*intrigued*

[elisi]

Basically, if I care about something, I need icons. You can usually tell how invested I am in something (and how long for) by the number of icons I have.

Also they are SO PRETTY and USEFUL I love having specific ones for different occasions. Many double up as being both fannish & also having some other relevance.

My most recent creation (points) is a good example. It's a Class icon (newest obsession), and a Tanya icon specifically (I needed a Tanya icon). The text is also useful for any comment which criticises change, or wants things to be the way they were. :)